On his mother's side the
breeding line stems from Breeding Line 173, the original mare being
Rappel. Among her offspring you will find many successful
international and national show jumpers.

Capitol's father
Capitano was
the only one who was chosen to carry on the heritage of the Stallion
Cottage Son XX to this present day. The quality in this breeding
line is upheld by Garant, however it is because of his mother, the
international exceptionally successful Retina, who was ridden by
Fritz Tiedemann, who's wins include the German Derby in Hamburg.

Up until now only two horses
have ever won both the two qualification rounds and the Derby .
Firstly Retina at seven years old, ridden by Fritz Tiedemann in 1959
and her great grandson Capriol from Capitol - Capitano - out of
Retina, ridden by Holger Wulschner in 2000.